Offseason Trade Pitch Replaces Vikings’ Kirk Cousins With $230 Million QB
The Minnesota Vikings seemingly want to bring Kirk Cousins back next season. A free agent this offseason, Cousins has also said he would like to be back. Many variables could combine to make reaching a deal more difficult, though.
General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah could also have his eyes on drafting a quarterback of the future. That would continue the Vikings’ plan of a competitive rebuild.
On top of what it might take to re-sign Cousins, who will be 36 by the start of next season, he won’t be healthy enough to practice until the spring. And a rookie might not be ready enough to play right away, especially one taken where the Vikings might be choosing.
There could be a happy medium between a ready-made quarterback and one for the future.
Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports suggested one the Vikings saw up close in his mock draft from December 28: Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals.
Vikings get:
Kyler Murray
2025 sixth-round pick
Cardinals get:
2024 second-round pick
2024 fifth-round pick
2025 conditional fourth-round pick
“There’s a distinct possibility that Justin Fields and Kyler Murray will be playing on different teams in 2024,” Trapasso wrote. “Let’s send these two veteran passers to new locales to see how it’d impact the first round in our latest mock draft.”
